shropshire 0 #1 July 13, 2009 Hi, We have just returned from our 2 week holiday in France and Switzerland. During our first week, we met up with Mr & Mrs Squeak and spent a very pleasant couple of days sight seeing and climbing (I also took Squeak up on my Tandem Paraglider). The wife and I then spent some time hiking around the Chamonix area before making our first ever visit down to the Verdon area (down south, near to Cannes in the Alps Maritime). It's a pretty impressive set of Limestone gorges and stunning scenery - well worth the visit and we hope to explore the area again next year. Anyway, here area a few photos taken during the French stage of the holiday . Clicky (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #2 July 13, 2009 Wow.. This makes me want to do 2 things.. 1 - travel & climb mountains 2 - buy a better camera Nice pics - thanks for sharing "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 July 13, 2009 Cheers Nataly .... part 2 to come soon (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #4 July 13, 2009 Cool - I'll keep an eye out for it "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #5 July 14, 2009 VERY nice! Michael Buble's "Lucky" was playing in the background here when I was looking at them. Nice. 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #6 July 14, 2009 Great pics! Thanks for sharing them. /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matitemel 0 #7 July 14, 2009 Hey!!! Nices pics!! Whydidn't you go to the north?!! it's also very nice? I'm from Normandy in France and it's very nice! I definilty recommend Etretat! :) Anyway, hope that you enjoyed!!!!Mélanie Check out my new website!!! :) www.greentimes.com.au or the page on FB Green Times !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 July 14, 2009 Didn't you just get a new job? How did you get another vacation again so soon? Stunning scenery! That blue lake is gorgeous! Wow! Thanks for the photos. What is that underground tunnel? What are those things that look like purple blocks of ice? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 July 14, 2009 Hi John... I'm 'betweeen contracts' at the moment but we'd already booked this holiday. Quote What is that underground tunnel? What are those things that look like purple blocks of ice? It's a man-made Ice Cave that is excavated into the 'Mer de Glace' glacier (above Chamonix) each year. It's just a toutisty spectical really, but gives you the opportunity to get very close up to the Ice Flow, in a safe/controlled manner. The natural colours are amazing - but the purple and blocks are man-made (it seems that some people just need to improve on nature ) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 July 14, 2009 Quote Whydidn't you go to the north?!! it's also very nice? I'm from Normandy in France and it's very nice! I definilty recommend Etretat! :) Quote - It's not on route to the Alps for us - sorry .... but I did a tour of that area and 'The Beaches' & 'Graves' some years ago (that was a moving trip, for sure). (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #11 July 14, 2009 yea-yea.. its ok, i dont like you either! and if i want to jump from a paraglider, i darn better go with someone that knows what they are doing! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 July 14, 2009 Twat .... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #13 July 14, 2009 .......................................................................... “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 July 14, 2009 You just keep your damned 'dots' to your self. You... You .....**** Anyway .. get some work done! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
